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"Guide to the Greek Orthodox Faith: Greek Orthodox Wedding" is a comprehensive guide by Elefteria George, an expert in Greek Orthodox customs. It offers valuable insights and practical advice for couples planning a Greek Orthodox wedding, covering topics such as betrothal, the crowning ceremony, and the sacrament of marriage. Whether you're planning a wedding or simply interested in the beauty of this faith, this guidebook is a must-read. It explores...
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The tiny, arid Greek island of Patmos is one of the most sacred places in the Christian world, and a place of bewitching power, where people come for a brief summer visit and end up returning, year after year, for the rest of their lives. In A Place of Healing for the Soul, BBC commentator Peter France - who arrived on the island a hardened skeptic - tells how he came to change his life perspective. Learning from the island's gregarious inhabitants...
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Pyotr Volkov (born in Uruguay as Diego Daniel García), is an anthropologist and historian with a special interest in past and current events related to the great history of Slavdom and Orthodox Christianity. For an entire decade, he worked to create an ambitious book in which Orthodox Christianity is put at the center of all political, economical, philosophical, and anthropological considerations which shape our modern world. In this very encompassing...
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It is with great pleasure that we announce the publication of the long-awaited English language edition of ELDER ANTHIMOS OF ST. ANNE'S, the wise and God-bearing Contemporary Father of Athos, by Dr. Charalambos M. Bousias. It was translated from the sixth Greek edition of 2004, and contains material not included in the Greek edition. Although the name of the Athonite Elder Anthimos (1913-1996) has not yet been added to the Church's calendar of saints,...
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In the Christian tradition the Patericon is a collection of short stories which contains the description of the lives, spiritual practices and, sometimes, teachings of the Christian practitioners, monks or ascetics. Their experiences on the Path to finding God in their hearts has been a great help to thousands of practitioners who have followed the spiritual Path, strengthening their spirit, protecting them from dangers...
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"Norris Chumley traverses a spiritual landscape unfamiliar to most Westerners. . . . Take this book and read. Even better, read this book and accept its invitation to pray." -Diana Butler Bass, author of A People's History of Christianity
Norris Chumley presents a lavishly illustrated companion to the PBS documentary Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer. Readers can follow Chumley on a pilgrimage through the holiest sites of the early Christian world...
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In G.K. Chesterton's "Orthodoxy," on an incredible journey through faith, reason, and imagination. With his typical humor and intelligence, Chesterton convincingly argues traditional Christian ideas, revealing their intrinsic beauty and logic. His engaging narrative invites readers to rediscover the world's awe-inspiring treasures through the lens of faith. This timeless classic serves as an ever-present source of inspiration, encouraging us to embrace...
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Regarded as one of the greatest theological works of antiquity, Saint Athanasius' treatise "On the Incarnation of the Word" rightfully deserves its status as a pillar of Christendom. First authored in the 4th century A.D., this book systematically expounds orthodox Christian conviction regarding the full divinity and humanity united in Jesus Christ.
Emerging from an era of immense controversy surrounding the divine-human nature of the Son of God,...
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Ce livre est un voyage captivant à travers la vie et l'enseignement du mystique juif légendaire du XVIIIe siècle, le Baal Shem Tov. Dans cet ouvrage, nous explorons les racines de son héritage spirituel, les enseignements révolutionnaires qui ont transformé la spiritualité juive, et l'impact durable qu'il a eu sur le judaïsme et la pensée spirituelle universelle.L'auteur nous transporte dans le contexte historique de l'Europe de l'Est du...
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Conceiving Agency: Reproductive Authority among Haredi Women explores the ways Haredi Jewish women make decisions about their reproductive lives. Although they must contend with interference from doctors, rabbis, and the Israeli government, Haredi women find space for-and insist on-autonomy from them when they make decisions regarding the use of contraceptives, prenatal testing, fetal ultrasounds, and other reproductive practices. Drawing on their...
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In this volume several theologians from different Christian traditions examine how Bartholomew I as Ecumenical Patriarch has influenced the contemporary European scene, the various dialogues between Orthodox churches and Reformed and Roman Catholic churches, the ongoing work of the World Council of Churches, and the modern ecumenical movement.
These essays, largely from non-Orthodox authors, paint a portrait of the Ecumenical Patriarch that has been...
92) This Is My God
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This Is My God is Herman Wouk's famous introduction to Judaism completely updated and revised with a new chapter, Israel at Forty. A miracle of brevity, it guides readers through the world's oldest practicing religion with all the power, clarity and wit of Wouk's celebrated novels.
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As the population of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the United States increases to astonishing proportions, veteran New York Times journalist Joseph Berger takes us inside the notoriously insular world of the Hasidim to explore their origins, beliefs, and struggles-and the social and political implications of their expanding presence in America.
Though the Hasidic way of life was nearly extinguished in the Holocaust, today the Hasidim-"the pious ones"-have...
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This lavishly illustrated guide to iconography explains through words and pictures the history, meaning, and purpose of Christian icons as well as the traditional methods that religious painters use to create these luminous, spiritually enlivened works of art.
Solrunn Nes, one of Europe's most admired iconographers, illuminates the world of Christian icons, explaining the motifs, gestures, and colors common to these profound symbols of faith. Nes...
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The life of the Elder Joseph the Hesychast is a shining contemporary example of heroism and self-denial, struggle against the passions of the old man and the demons, and resurrection 'of the new nature created after the likeness of God'. The Blessed Elder, having himself arrived at the longed for dispassion, which in the language of the Fathers is called 'Love', gave a new thrust to Athonite Monasticism towards the acquisition of the virtues, mental...
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Issue de l'intelligentsia de Saint-Pétersbourg, exilée à Paris après le renversement du tsar, Marie Skobtsov (1891-1945), née Élisabeth Pilenko, est passée d'un quasi athéisme au don total de soi à Dieu. Devenue moniale après deux mariages et trois maternités, elle a consacré sa vie aux pauvres et aux plus fragiles, en particulier aux émigrés russes en France, considérant que la seule chose importante était de voir en l'homme l'image...
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The Classic Story of a Family's Pilgrimage
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Veiled in the smoke of incense, the Eastern Orthodox Church has long been an enigma to the Western world. Yet, as Frederica Mathewes-Green discovered, it is a vital, living faith, rich in ritual beauty and steadfast in integrity. Utilizing the framework of the Orthodox calendar, Mathewes-Green chronicles a year in the life of her small Orthodox mission church, eloquently illustrating...
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A balanced, accessible, and thorough history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China
Many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth-century Western imperialism. In fact, Syriac-speaking Christians brought the gospel along the Silk Road into China in the seventh century. Glen L. Thompson introduces readers to the fascinating history of this early Eastern church, referred to as Jingjiao,...
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Lorsqu'on le présentait comme « théologien », Olivier Clément (1921-2009) riait un peu, disant qu'il faisait de la théologie en amateur, non comme un professionnel… puis il ajoutait que dans « amateur », il y a « aimer » !
Ce petit livre se veut une initiation à une oeuvre paradoxale, pleine de lumières et d'ombres, une oeuvre qui n'a jamais prétendu apporter des prêts-à-penser, des dogmatiques bien faites et closes qui aiment à...
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Révélés par son disciple Sophrony, la vie et les écrits de Silouane (1866-1938), moine russe du mont Athos, ont touché le coeur et changé l'existence d'innombrables personnes, bien au-delà des frontières de l'Église orthodoxe et même du christianisme. C'est que le starets, canonisé en 1987 par le patriarcat oecuménique de Constantinople, qui a affronté l'athéisme militant et traversé le désespoir, est un témoin lumineux de la miséricorde...